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WORCESTER (CBS) – The bodies of two more victims were found during the search of a 6-family Worcester apartment building that caught fire on Saturday, bringing the death total to at least four people. Heavy fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at the triple-decker on Gage Street. Firefighters initially said Saturday that two people died and three others were hurt during the fire. Investigators returned to the scene Monday and found a third victim around 8 a.m. Several hours later, a fourth victim was discovered. Federal investigators joined the locals at the scene Monday as the building’s owner openly suspected arson. Jim...

WORCESTER, Mass. — The death toll of the Gage Street apartment building fire rose from two to four Monday as authorities pulled out two more bodies. The building owner Jim Li says the fire started on the back deck. He is now thanking someone who lived in the building for preventing more deaths.

In total, officials have confirmed four people died. The death toll of the massive fire in Worcester that occurred on Saturday continues to climb. On Saturday, officials said two residents had died. Acting Fire Chief Martin Dyer said Monday that two additional victims were found in the wreckage on Gage Street, WCVB reported. K-9 units were used to recover one victim at 8 a.m., and another at 1 p.m.

WORCESTER, Mass. — A missing Worcester boy has been located. Police sought the public’s help in finding 12-year-old Elias Ferreras. They said he was last seen at Ward and Harlem Streets. Police described him as 4 feet, 5 inches tall and was last seen wearing a black hooded...

BOSTON (CBS) — Need more rapid COVID tests? Americans can now order a third round of testing kits from the post office. “Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order a 3rd round of free at-home tests,” the government’s COVID.gov website stated Monday. “Order yours today.” This time, orders will include eight rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, which is double the amount provided in previous rounds. They’ll come in two separate packages, shipped for free, each with their own tracking numbers. Click here to order your tests. COVID cases are on the rise in Massachusetts. In Hopkinton, town officials are urging people to mask up indoors again. The positivity rate for Massachusetts as of Monday was 8.48%.

A crash has closed part of Interstate 395 south in Killingly on Tuesday morning. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the highway is closed between exits 37A and 32. Authorities have not said how many vehicles are involved in the crash or if anyone is injured. There is no estimate...

WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A man accused of stabbing a Worcester bus driver in the face last week was held without bail after appearing in Court Monday. Dashaun Stokes-SIms, 28, pleaded not guilty to several charges including assault with intent to murder. He will be back in court Friday for a dangerousness hearing.

HOLLISTON — Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying the person who left a box of newborn puppies on the side of the road last Friday. The six newborn puppies, believed to be less than a week old and whose eyes were not yet open, were found on Cedar Street. A community member turned the litter into police.  ...

Four people have died in a blaze that ripped through a multifamily home in Worcester, Massachusetts, over the weekend that caused the roof to fall in and left the structure unstable. The four-alarm blaze was reported at 3:31 a.m. Saturday in the Bingham Square Apartments at 2 Gage Street, a...

WORCESTER, Mass. — A fire that broke out in a triple-decker in Worcester has claimed four lives. Mass Live reported that two more bodies were found in the burned-out house Monday, in addition to two victims found over the weekend. The fire broke out early Saturday morning. About 70...

The structural integrity of a multi-family home in Worcester continues to hamper investigation efforts after a massive blaze tore through the building early Saturday morning, claiming at least four lives. At first, officials reported that two people died and three were hurt, but two more bodies were found in the...

The top lottery prizes in Massachusetts Monday were three $100,000 winners. One of the tickets was for the game “Massachusetts Millionaires’ Club” and it was sold at a Shell gas station in Great Barrington. Another $100,000 winning ticket was sold at Dicks Variety North in Salisbury. It was for the game Mass Cash. And the final $100,000 winning ticket was for the game “$15,000,000 Money Maker.” It was sold at King Liquors in Lowell.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Two more people have died as a result of a fire at a Worcester apartment house, bringing the fire's death toll to four. Acting Fire Chief Martin Dyer announced Monday that K-9s from the Massachusetts State Police and Auburn Fire Department found the body of a third victim at 8 a.m. inside 2 Gage St., while the fourth victim's body was found at 1 p.m.

“On Friday night, May 13, 2022, between 8:00pm-9-00pm, six newborn puppies were left in a box on the side of Cedar Street in Hollison, Massachusetts. These puppies are now being cared for by animal control. The Holliston Police Department is seeking information related to these puppies, which are estimated to be less than one week old.

HOLLISTON, Mass. — Police in Holliston, Massachusetts, are investigating after a litter of newborn puppies was found dumped in a box Friday night. Police said a box containing six newborn puppies was left on Cedar Street Friday between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Police said the pups are estimated...

A 23-year-old gunman had charges piled on after officials say he shot and stabbed someone before attacking a sheriff's deputy over the weekend. Ryan Madden, of Spotsylvania, is accused of attacking a Stafford man on Saturday, May 14, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. The…

Many knew him, but few remember how they met him. That was Jason Macierowski, a fixture of the Worcester music scene. “Everyone’s biggest cheerleader,” as Katie Tucker, a friend and former bandmate, said, who never seemed to see a band he didn’t like. Macierowski died in a household accident in early January, and it is a loss that has reverberated throughout the city’s music community.

Wilbraham police need assistance in finding a woman who has been missing since Monday morning.

Worcester state Rep. David LeBoeuf, who was charged with drunken driving after Massachusetts State Police found nine empty nip bottles and two cans of wine in his car following reports of an “erratic” driver on Interstate 93 in Quincy, has issued a second statement following his arrest. In...